Wry Society

• It’s not all glamour on the red carpet…

  

  A film buff catches the glitterati’s attention – for the wrong reasons

• The ‘honourable’ pursuit of a peerage

  

  A socialist butterfly puts honours ahead of allegiances in his quest for a title

• A festive glutton finally gets his punishment

  

  The sorry tale of the banker whose days of excess are numbered

• In a pickle over a Christmas hamper

  

  A businessman’s plan to create customised hampers leaves a sour taste in the mouth

• A shooting man suffers a reversal of fortune

  

  A former City man joins the ‘rag-tag band of yokels’ on the other side of the guns

• A squiffy christening for a new country home

  

  The housewarming that should have come with a health warning

• A Wellington-seeker meets her Waterloo

  

  From Glastonbury to the glens: a City PA is on a quest for the right wellies

• Here comes the bride – in a puff-sleeved pavlova

  

  An ambitious wedding dress sets in train a series of unforgettable events

• A hedge funder clutches at his rock‘n’roll dreams

  

  Is a designer guitar enough to guarantee a high-quality performance?

• Villa-goers fear another teenage retsina disaster

  

  It’s all going swimmingly at the family villa holiday in Corfu…

• Wry Society: The boot-camp spa

  

  Those client lunches have taken their toll – but can a week’s detox undo the damage?

• Wry Society: The Boston Whaler

  

  A boat lover finds himself in a sea of troubles after swapping his old vessel for a new one

• The sorry tale of a stage-shy best man

  

  The wedding is colourful – but so is the best man’s language

• Wry Society: The language course

  

  Can a week of intensive Spanish lessons take the confusion out of conjugation?

• Wry Society: The big motorcycle

  

  A motorcycle jaunt to France turns out to be more troublesome trip than easy ride

• Wry Society: The downstairs loo

  

  A banker feels particularly flush about his newly installed facility

• Wry Society: The signet ring

  

  A financier’s self-proclaimed family history lacks the ring of truth

• Wry Society: The uninvited stylist

  

  A top fashion stylist plots her revenge after being snubbed at one of the season’s hottest shows

• Wry Society: The ‘shed’

  

  A City exile relishes life at the end of the garden until his plans go to pot

• Wry Society: The graduate degree show

  

  A student’s abstract artwork makes the colour drain from his parents’ faces

• Wry Society: The cut-price ‘super’

  

  A snobbish shopper on a reduced budget reluctantly heads for the cheap supermarket

• Wry Society: Syndicate member

  

  With two failed marriages behind her, can Sophie go the distance in the horse-racing world?

• Wry Society: The off-piste skier

  

  A wine-bar boast is put to the test on the slopes of Chamonix

• Wry Society: The snooker room

  

  Youngsters run riot in a pristine snooker room; cue disaster

• Wry Society: The country Christmas

  

  A City couple find that liquidity levels are high in rural Devon at yuletide

• Wry Society: The eco cyclist

  

  It’s Miranda’s first stint of pedal power since university, and she’s finding it hard work

• Wry Society: Second homeowners

  

  While the newcomers are away, the villagers come out to play

• Wry Society: The stylist’s assistant

  

  A humble fashion-mag staffer nurtures surreptitious supermodel ambitions

• Wry Society: The toy boy

  

  A bored divorcee is sold on a young estate agent – but will it last?

• Wry Society: The fine wine lover

  

  A boastful bibber learns the unpalatable truth about his wine knowledge